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Podcast: Maine Things Considered
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State Bill Addressing 'Step Therapy' Could Give Patients More Control Over Their Treatment Choices
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:04:32
Publish Date: 2019-02-01 16:16:34
Description: Drug prices are a problem in the United States for patients and insurance companies. To control costs, insurers sometimes use a tool called step therapy. The tool requires patients who are prescribed expensive medication to try more cost-effective alternatives before 'stepping up' to the medication that costs more. Critics say that step therapy can delay effective treatment and the health system more, which is why some patients and advocates in Maine are backing a state bill that would give patients more control in their drug choices.
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